Mulberry Grove
Home of the Cotten and  Moore families
of St. Johns Twsp., Hertford County, North Carolina

1870 

       
 West view            house ca 1900               East view

 
mid 1930's
photo by Margaret Stevens

  
drawing commissioned 2000 by Raleigh Sutton
note: the brick portion was covered with white stucco 
and there was porch on west side of rear wing 
where a lot of living took place as well as on the double porch on the east side

 
   Mulberry Grove    2000
 view from the East; the east wall of the brick section has fallen exposing the plastered walls still in fine condition 
-- the arched entrance of the dining room can be clearly seen 
as well as the fallen upper level of the porch on right
photo by Sally. 

     The house was built about 1758 by Capt. Arthur Cotten 1716-1789;
 who lived here, 
 - as did  his son Godwin Cotten 1761-1830, 
  - granddaughter Easter Cotten and her husband James Wright Moore 1773-1815, 
 -  great-grandson Dr. Godwin Cotten Moore 1806-1880 [who made extensive renovations to the house in the mid 1830's] and 
 - great, great grandson William Edward Moore 1847-1920 with their families. Located two miles north of old St. Johns, Hertford Co, North Carolina. The front section of the house was of brick covered with a white stucco; the rear wing was wood.  This property was bought from the heirs of John Beverly who had willed the place to his two grandsons. 
On the 20th Nov 1752 William Beverly of Craven County, SC agreed to sell to Arthur Cotten his part and on 11th Nov 1758 Henry Beverly of Johnston County, NC sold his part to Arthur Cotten.